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The Washington critic., 1887-03-07
WASHINGTON CRITIC
CITY SPECIALS,
New Novelties for Interior Deco
rnttOns,

New Novelties for Interior Deco
rntiOns.
New Japanese Toilet Mats, 10 aud l5c.
New Basket Pin Cushions, 2ic.
New Plush Flowers, eau be applied TO
any goods from Zoe. up.
New designs in Ornaments, 25c. per doz.
UP.
Metal Ornaments, and lOc. per doz.
Banner Rods, ~ to is inch, lOc. up.
New style Milking stool, 25c.
And large variety OF other goods az
Oppenheimer's, 52s Ninth street north
west, st, Cloud building.
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-Gout, in most cases, first makes itself
known by an acute pain in the joint of the
great toe. This most excruciating pain may
be lkened to that produced by the driving
OF wedge under the nail. For gOut use
Salvation OIL. Price % cents bottle.
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Donnelly's steamed oysters, cor. l4th & l
"AIdcrncy nniry Wnvnns.n

Fresh Alderney butter, churned every
morning and delivered in ! ID "Ward"
prints, 45c. per lb. Also cottage cheese,
buttermllk and sweet milk, &c. per qt.
Cream, l5c. per pit.
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sherry, sherry, sherry,

Chris. Nander has imported direct from
spain sherry wines Of the best quality, viz.
Amontlilade, Clorosa and Topaz, to be had
at New York prices at Chris. Nander's, No.
800 Seventh street northwest.
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10000 Rolls New styles Wall Pa.

At George s. Donn's establishment, at 1924
Seventh street northwest, a new and ex-
tensivc stock Of Peaks patent raised pa
per. Also a full line Of Campbells Mica
paper. The largest stock OF cheap paper
In the city at wholesale and retail. Dado
work guaranteed at the lowest possible
rates by practical experienced artists.
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.The only Greatest SHOW"

We are In receipt of an official notlfca.
tion from Adam Forepaugh that he will
visit us during the coming tentlng season
with bis "Only Greatest Show" As this
is "ofliclsl," our readers may "goYern
themselves accordingly
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Trus.l Tru-sl Truss,

Why do you punish yourself by wearing
the old spring trussY Throw IT away and
get Baily's Truss, II Will give you perfect
West Washington.
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Jurors for thc Mnrch Term.

In the Criminal Court this morning the
Jurors for the March term were called
Those members of the grand Jury not ex.
cused were discharged until tomorrow,
while the petit Jury was discharged until
ADril A.
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For weak lungs, splitting of blood,
shortness OF breath, consumption, night
sweats and all lingering coughs, DIR. Plerce's
"Golden Medical Discovery is a sovereign
remedy. Superior to cod liver oil. BY
druggists.
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JusT received, by importation, large
shipment OF the best Rhine wines. Sold at
New York prices, by Chris. Xander, 800
Seventh street northwest.
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w. II. iIouehioU ~ CO.. ISii 4
street Northwest,

At this time OF the year have great
many goods uf the highest class, b.ing
such goods as we cannot duplicate, which
we will offer at a discount of fIom 20 to
so per cent including chamber and parlor
furniture, chenille por;leres, etc.
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THE triumphal return of Hallen and
Harps First Prize Ideals, retaining all the
ensures a packed house at Kernan's to-
night. Cheap prices,
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and family receipts accurately compounded
from pure drugs at A. B. Flnney's Drug
store, corner eth and streets n. W.
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sIalar Dr.->iiakpr.

Illustrating spring and summer styles for
ladies and childrcn's wear; price, 2Oc., at
Oppcnholmers i2s Ninth street northwest,
st. Cloud building.
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MosoGRAMs and address dies stamped in
colors at low figures. Keryand's, l0l2
Pennsylvania avenue.
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To- " orrow Morning Julius Lnns-
hnr,,D.

3i5 seventh street, will offer 200 pieces
b. Il lutscls at 10 cents per ward. This Is
without doubt the greatest lnducement ever
offered to hOusekecpers.
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VISITING CARDS neatly engraved from
your plates at 10 cents per hundred. Ker'
wand, 1912 Pennsylvania avenue.
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LrTuoGRArH CHECK Books made to order.
Handsome designs. Kervand, 1912 Penn
sylyania avenue.
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No. ig9 Z street n. W. Goods called for aud
delivered. No extra charge for quick work.
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RAILROADS.
THE GREAT
PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE

TEE GREAT
PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE
To the North, West and Southwest.
Double Track. Spiendld Scenery.
Stee' Rats. MdJni. .deent Equipment.
In EFFECT JANUARY 30, 1887.
Trains ieare Washington from Station, corner
Of Sixth and n siF6cis, ne IOi'Ops.
For Pittsburg and tho West, Chicago Limited
Express OF Palace Sleeping Cars at $50 a m
daily; Fast Line, 10 IN daily to Cincinnati
Iisburg TO Cincinnati and Buffet Car to 81.
Louis; daily except Saturday, to Chicago,
with Sleeping Car Pittsburg to Chicago.
Western Express at $40 p m daily. with
Sleeping Cars Washington TO Chicago and
81. Louis, and Harrisburg TO Cleveland, con.
Meeting Of Harrisburg with through sleepers
press, 1000 m daily, for Pittsburg and tho
Chicago.
BALTIMORE & POTOMAC RAILROAD.
For. Erie, Canandaigua, Rochester, Buffalo,
lis Miiagara, & iOCo m daily, except Saturday.
For Williamsport, Lock Haven and Elmira at
$50 m daily, except Sunday.
For New York and the East, Te5, 900 and ills
Sunday, 900 n M, i2 30, 200, Lis. 1000 and
li.20 p M. Limited Express of Pullman Par
lor Cars. PAP a IN daily, except Sunday, and
For boston without change, 200 p m every
day.
For BROOKLYN, N. V, all through trains con-
meet at Jersey City with boats of Brooklyn
Annex, ahording direct transfer to Fulton
street, avoiding double ferriagc across New
For Philadelphia, 7.s5, 900 and lib a m, ls. 30.
200, 4l5, eco, 1000 and il90 m. On Sun
day, 900 IN, 1890, , 90, i.l5, 600. 1000 and
liaO m. Limited Express, 0i0 IN week
days and 90 p IN daily.
For Baltimore, 0 80, rs, 800, $40, 0.Jp Ills a
m, 10, l2.35, go. dC0, AS, i.23, diO, 600,
$40, 1910 and II 20 m. On Sunday 200,
a.t, 1l.lb m, 1880, 2.c0, 400, ii5, 600, $40,
1uCO and ii.20 y M
For Popo's Creek Line, 12j Il m and 1. 10 m
daily, except sunday.
For Annapolis, i.5 u m, 1880 1.23 and GOO d
mdaily, except suni lay. Sundays, 900 q m,
ALEXANDRIA AND FREDERIcKsBuRa
HALLWAY AND ALEXANDRIA AND
WASHINGTON RAILROAD.
For Alcxandris. GC0. G.45 $40, 0.d7. Il. 90 m,
1901, noon, !C5 I %, i.35, col, sos, 1905 and
ll.S1 m. On sunday at 600. 9.iT, HOO a m,
500, 0 Of and 1OO5 I'm.
For Richmond and the South, GOO. 100 m
daily ana i3i p m daily. except sunday.
Trains leave Alexandria for Washington Cos,
500 9.lO, lo.l5, TO- % Il m, 100, 800, 3 ~ $40,
1.C5, 9.32 and l042 p IN and i2,iO midnight,
except Monday. ON sunday at 800 and
loi3 u IN, 200, 5.iO, o.52, 1912 p m and 1910
night.
Tickets and information at the Office, north.
east corner of i3th street and PENNSYLVANIA
avenue, and at the station, where orders can
be left for the checking Of baggage - desti-
nation from hotels Ind residences.
CllAs. E. PuGH. J.R. WOOD.
General ManaJer. G.P.A.
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Choicest Flowers at Low Prices.
&. +. Hale, florist, 7l9 Fourteenth street
northwest. Funeral designs specially.
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Rudden's Popular lnstRlincnt
Hnn6eA.

IIousekeepers who desire to buy any kind
OF stoves, furniture, carpets, clocks, willow
go direct to this prominent establishment,
$50 and a32 seventh street northwest, (west
side.) His goods are excellent and cheap
and his terms are the easiest.
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n in the Best.
rhxsic,nns, rrcscriptions

Ask for II. Schlit7s' Milwaukee Lag,
Beer. For sale by all leading houses.
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Dexter steam Laundry.

Does Your watch Need Cleaningy
Go to Kenlield, 1905 T street northwest.
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Polly MCDosALD, the merry little
queen Of song and dance, at Kernan's.
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90 to Kcnfeid, 1905 T. st. n. w.
for Wal,ham and Elgin watches.
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Justh's Ola stand. CID ID 1T. N. W.
Buys gents secondhand clothing. Note
by mail promptly attended to.
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Steamed oysters, corner l4th aud sis.
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Rent Your sewing Machines
at Oppenhelmer's, 52s Ninth street north
west, st. Cloud building.
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NotIcc 10 IJO,,sckccucrs.

Ladies' saloon, corner of and Four.
teenth streets northwest.
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Cheapest place in I'll" city
to buy watchcs-Keuield's l2Ia st. n. W.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-12-28

The course which an earthquake runs
is usually very rapid. From the moment
when the first shock was felt at Lisbon
to the period when all was over, and
nearly $4,000 people were killed, not
more than four minutes elapsed. A few
seconds, we learn from "Our Earth and
Its Story" are usually more frequent
time for the shock or shocks to last.
Yet. while Caracas in Venezuela was
almost destroyed, and l2, 900 of its lnhabi-
tants killed by the earthquake OF 1917,
within the limits of half minute, there
are cases in which constantly recurring
shocks last for weeks, months and even
years, as if the laboring earth was still
irving to relieve itself Of some OF Its
superabundant energy. For example, the
Calabrian earthauakr Of February, 17S3,
was not quite finished before December,
1886. and it is common observation
that the preliminary sho,k is usually fol-
lowed by one of greater severity, ana
this in its turn by others less intense Ike
the distant claps of thunder which herald
the passing storm. But in this brief
span the most rightful havoc can be
wrourlt, md the wave OF destruction
rom the mast distant
rerions. The rumbling earth sound
raves. for instance, at the rate of TO-.
600 or 1000 feet per second, and the
Garth wave, on an average, about l,20O
feet in the same space of time, though
in Charleston, as we have seen, a much
HIGHER rate was attained. - Toronto Truth.
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He had failed in business-truc, he was
young man, but what of that. He had
started out with grand sweep to make
his life o success, and now at thirty
years of age he was worse off than when
he started. He had been generous and
open-handed, but never reckless; he had
worked honestly, but now he wished he
had done as others did saved himself
he would pay every debt, but it left his
family penniless. And in the holidays,
too, when his wife expected friends to
visit them, and presents to be made,
and the children were to have Christ
mas tree, and he was to have been Santa
Claus! How could he disappoint them
all so, and tomorrow they would know ;
and Alice was so proud of her fine home
and their beautiful children-not purse
proud or extravagant, but Just proud
and thankful for what she believed to be
her own.
He locked the library door and at
down before the uncurtained window.
1t was a grand night. The pale, cold,
moonlighted skies looked far off and
tranquil-far, far above the petty strife
and turmoil Of life; the stars looked so
pure and peaceful, but cold and inexor-
able. The ruined merchant thought of
the Star in the East as of some old fable.
There was no Christ child born in o
manger. What folly! He clenched the
hand in his pocket over something that
was cold and metallic.
Then there came suddenly to his ear
a sad, sweet strain of music, so faint, so
sweet, that it might have been lost
echo from the song the Chaldean shep.
herds sung when they watched their
focks at night, and as the weird strain
died away with q soft, imploring melody,
he remembered that on this night his
children were to practice the Christmas
anthems, and it was their fresh young
VOICES he heard, and few minutes later
hand ratified the door-knob, then
a small voice came in through the key
hole.
"Papa, is 90 telling Santa Klaus about
my sled, cos I finks he knows already
Papa, can I come in to oo2
All the demons of darkness seemed to
fee away before that little voice. The
merchant lit his room up cheerily and
opened the door. One-two-three lit
tie ones tumbled in like "blue- eyed ban
ditti" and captured his heart, Was
there money enough in the United States
mint to buy one of these treasures?-and
he thought he had lost all
He put that which was in his pocket
away, and went out and sung chorals
with the children, and when his boy
asked him: "Papa, was there ever
a Christ child2" he answered: eyes!
and ever since there have been Christ
children" but the boy only smiled and
said he was glad, and looked with fond
eyes into the face that represented
his world. .-DotroH Free Press.
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Massage.

The art of massage is of great antiq-5
uity. On the question of massage,
those who have traced out its history
tell US that this system was practiced
in very early times by the Chinese, and
that the Greek and Romans also resorted
to its aid, evidences of which ppear In
the literature of those two great coun,,
tries. This ancient art has been revived.
in the present day, on the Continent and
in America, as we'll as in England, and is
being very extensively practiced. l
have spoken of massage as a mechanical
mode of treatment--and so 1t Is; but
those who undertake to perform it ought
to have some head knowledge concern
ing their work as we'll as finger dexterity.
The masseuse has to make herself ac-
auainted with the structure and the
function of the tissues and muscles on
which she is called upon to operate,
and therefore some study of books on
this part of the subject is required.
Then there are the necessary dexterous
manipulations to be acquired; these par
ticular movements can only be learned
from actual demonstrations, and nothing
but patient practice will attain the
manual dexterity needful to perform the
process. The general term of massage
includes several kinds of manipulations;
these arc also designated by French
names. One of these is known as e:heu-
rage; this consists in gently stroking the
part under treatment, which stroking in
creases in strength, and terminates in
firm rubbing of the skin with the palm
of the hand. Under the effect OF this
treatment hardness and dryness OF the
skin give way to softness, and the effect
is very soothing. Another form OF treat
ment is named petrissage. This process
consists in pressing and kneading and
rolling the skin and muscles-a form OF
massage brought into use in cases where
the patient is deprived by infrmity or
accident from taking bodily exercise.
The advocates of massage affirm that the
use of pctrissage also soothes and rem,
virorates the overtired and fatigued
limbs of those who have gone through an
unusual amount of physical exertion,
Tapotcment is rapid mechanical move.
ment used as stimulus for rousing into
action organs which are inclined to re-
main dormant. Massage friction may
be described as Il series Of circular rub
bing with the finger tips, performed IN
rapid manner, the oh ect Of which pro!
cess is to squeeze out the waste products
formed in the tissues of joints.-Cassea. II.
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CURIOUS FACTS.

The invention of the spirit level is
credited to j. N. Melchisedsc @ Thevenot,
who died in 1892.
From 1884 to 1792 New Hampshire
had q president instead of "Goy-
ernor" as its chief executive officer.
The heaviest fighting during the civil
war was in Virginia-519 engagements.
Tennessee had f29S and Missouri PA.
Lysippus invented, 228 B. c., the art
of taking likenesses in plaster molds,
from which he afterward cast models in
wax. -.
The antiquity OF cities was, in order,
Meroe, Syene, Thebes, Memphis, Bu-
bsstes, Byblos or Babylon, Damascus,
Sidon, ETC., all built before the year
$500 B. c.
Laborefs digging a cut for railroad
near Canterbury, England, uncovered an
almost perfect circular we'll built of fints:
Local antiquaries say that it is the open
ing to some subterranean passage used by
the Romans when they csmped there. - ss
A good authority on such matters says
it is well-know fact among railroad
men that on railroads rpnning north and
south the west rails wear out the faster;
that five rails wear out on the west side
of the track while three are doing SER
vice on the east side. -.
A remarkable case of Substitution"
was recently found in a Georgia iron
mine. Workmen digging came upon
pine stump, or what had been pine
stump, now converted into brown iron
ore. The stump showed all the fbres
and bark of the original pine tree, and
resin streaks were plainly seen in places.
A two.headed calf was born IN Duluth
recently. The heads are perfectly dis.
tinct and of ordinary size, and are con-,
nected at the ears. 1t has two ears, four
eyes and two mouths, and takes nourish-
ment in both mouths. The calf Is per.
fectly natural in every respect and
healthy, but not strong enough in the
neck to support two heads. -
Ants not only recognize one another
after separation for more than a year, but
there are evidences of strong affection,
between them. After keeping one nest
of ants for seven years, Sir John Lub-
book had still two survivors; and this
pair finally died within week of each
other after living together two years
longer. The shock produced by the loss
of her companion was the only apparent
cause of the death of the last member OF
his remarkable colony.
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Jests for the Merry Christmas Time.
Santa Claus rides upon the cold "

Santa Claus rides upon the cold wave.
In filing up her stocking have care
not to put your foot in it,
Fir trees arc the favorites With the Ia
dies for Christmas trees-fur trees that
bear sealskin sacques.
There is no modern contrivancc like
the mistletoe except the elevator. They
both mean "stand from UNDER
Full many stocking nung at Christmas eve
Was stuffed ere morning, like sausage-skin,
With presents. which the owner did perceive,
And greeted with sort OF Christmas grin.
Buy wooden toys for your children.
When they are broken next week they
won't be entirely useless. They can at
least be used for tirewood.
Christmas comes but once year, and
it is very lucky for the man with large
family thai he has fifty-two weeks to
catch up before the next one arrives.
This is the glad season of the year when
the economical business man spends ~
worth of valuable time in manful en-
deavor to secure twcnty-fivc-cent ad-
vertising calendar which some other
shrewd business man is giving away free.
~ have really spent so much money
with you this year that l ought to come
in for Christmas box" said the head of
the family to the dentist. "All right,
old fellow; come in on Christmas day
and I'll knock tooth out for YOU"
Harry: 81 don't know what to give
Ida for Christmas present. l was
thinking a set of furs might be the
thing" Will: "You've been keeping
company with each other long enough,
why don't you give her yourself. 1t
wouldn't be quite so expensive as the
furs.' Harry: "Oh, we are already en-
gagged" Will: "Well, since that's the
case, give her the furs. You'll only
need to buy the tippct, for you have
already given her the mutf."
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The Major looked at Margaret, q

The Major looked at Margaret, a
twinkle in his black eye. "Will you re-
member2" he asked.
For the first time Margaret betrayed
confusion, to cover which she framed
some trifing excuse to leave the room.
"Auntie isn't herself, of late-she
seems so abstracted." said Rosie.
She stepped backward as she said this,
and stood directly under the mistletoe.
Quick as fash the Major had snatched a
kiss from her pretty lips.
Margaret entered again just then, and
Major Cole became so embarrassed that
the laugh was upon the other side.
"Father is renewing his boyhood
again, said Harry.
Later, when the others were engaged
elsewhere, Margaret, returning to the
parlor for something, noticed that part
of the mistlctoe had Lecome disarranged.
She could scarcely touch it when stand
ing on tiptoc, so she brought low stool,
and, reaching up, replacedit. The work
was Just completed when the Major en-
tered. Margaret was looking her sweet
est. She was flushed with excitement,
and her dark blue dress with its finish of
soft white lace, was very becoming. She
was, indeed, II tempting sight, which the
Major could not resist. He went toward
her. and suddenly grasping her hands,
said with more energy than he was won't
to throw into his tone:
Margaret, you are directly under the
mistletoe; may claim the forfeit2'
The blood rushed to her face, then re-
ceded, leaving her white and cold. She
would have drawn back, but he held her
firmly where she stood. An angry flush
mounted to her cheek. "How dared he
after all-after all that had been."
But the Major either could or would
not see, and drawing her closer, yet keep
ing her still under the magic mistletoe,
gave her hearty kiss.
A ringing laugh from the doorway,
and Harry and Rosie rushed in with evil
dent delight expressed upon their coun-
tenances.
go Auntie! if only you could be per-
suaded to take pity upon fathers lonell-
ness; he needs some one like you," said
Rose and Harry took Margarct's hand
that now lay cold and trembling within
his
The Major stood silent. How could he
tell Margaret that he loved her-had
loved her all through the years past2 He
had caused her pain then, and could she
believe him now3 Perhaps she had not
quite forgiven his unreasonable anger
which had parted them.
Margaret was dropping as the lily
droops from the storm, but for her it was
a shower of memories. She looked up
and their eyes met. Perhaps he read
there the secret she had striven to hide.
The years fell away one by one. He was
a youth, she fair young girl. He loved
her. He held out his arms, saying
"Margie, want you."
Margaret hesitated. A woman's pride
was at stake, but Rosie crept to her AND
whispered, "Think, Auntie, how lonely
you will be when am gone"
Once more the Major spoke, "Margie,
love you."
The same sweet name; no one else had
ever called her by it; the very words he
had used over twenty years before. His
arms were still extended, he waited for
her, and Margaret going into them was
folded close to his heart.
She had found her resting place at
last.
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TIL keely Motor Force.

A New Yorker, who is stockholder In
the Keely Motor Company, gives an IN
teresting and partially lucid explanation
of what Kecly's force is. lie says every.
body is conscious, when the ear is held
near rapidly revolving wheel, of force
in the atmos phere which impinges pain
fully on the drum of the ear. 1t is thi.
force which Kcely tries to confne and
apply. The concentric rings produced
when heavy body is thrown into water
are the measures of a force which, when
applied, is water power. keely tries to
apply an exactly similar air power. The
intelligent stockholder is not neglecting
his other Investments, however, by reason
Of irnmoderate confidence in the future
ii his air power. .-NtaO York World. e..